Yes Genghis, that is the proceedure i read. Although, the magazine also said that many time, you just hold a continuous bank angle throughout the manuever untill you're lined up with the runway. Basically then, the pilot would never cease to turn after starting the initial turn. I guess to me this sounded kinda dangerous because you would be riding the airspeed just above stalling because of the bank angle.
The guy that wrote the artical also said that many times, you will hear the stallhorn blaring throughout the approach, but just to keep a good eye on the airspeed. Come to think of it, this actually seems to make more sense than the traditional pattern flown here in the United States. It defenatly sounds much less cumbersom and you're both right, you would be able to get a nice veiw of the runway and windsock before making that final decision to land. Hmm, maybe i will ask my instructor about this. Thanks guys!
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